This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8138452.stm

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Woman in burn 'had 49 injuries' Woman in burn 'had 49 injuries'
(about 2 hours later)
The trial of a woman accused of killing her mother has been told the dead woman had 49 injuries to her head and neck.The trial of a woman accused of killing her mother has been told the dead woman had 49 injuries to her head and neck.
Forensic pathologist Dr Marjorie Black told the court Anne Brown's eyes were bruised, her nose was broken and her jaw was fractured.Forensic pathologist Dr Marjorie Black told the court Anne Brown's eyes were bruised, her nose was broken and her jaw was fractured.
Lisa Brown, 21, and her boyfriend John Wilson, 25, deny murdering the 51-year-old in North Ayrshire last October and dumping her body in a burn. Ms Brown's daughter Lisa, 21, and John Wilson, 25, deny murdering the 51-year-old in North Ayrshire last October and dumping her body in a burn.
The trial before Judge Lord Matthews at the High Court in Glasgow continues.The trial before Judge Lord Matthews at the High Court in Glasgow continues.
Ms Brown's body was found in Clerkland Burn, near Craignaught Farm, on 24 October. Ms Brown's body was found in Laigh Gree, Burnhouse, on 24 October.
Dr Black told the court Ms Brown's hands and feet showed signs of immersion, consistent with her lying in water. Dr Black had been called to examine the 51-year-old's body after remains were pulled from a burn near Craignaught Farm.
The body had been wrapped in a sleeping bag and builder's bag and had been weighed down.
The pathologist told the court she found the cause of death to be "blunt force trauma" to the head and neck.
Dr Black, who is based at Glasgow University, said Ms Brown could have been lying down while being attacked.
In her report, Dr Black concluded that Ms Brown suffered a "sustained assault" typical of being struck by a weapon, fists or feet.